Coping with the Coffee Crisis: An Analysis of the Production and Marketing Performance of Coffee Farmers in Costa Rica by Meike Wollni (Paperback, 2007)
At the turn of the millennium, world coffee prices dropped to their lowest levels in 30 years giving rise to the most severe crisis experienced by the coffee sector. The study evaluates the effects of the coffee crisis on the Costa Rican coffee sector and identifies the factors that influence farmers' production and marketing performance. A two-step selection model is applied to analyze farmers' participation in specialty markets and cooperatives and the effects on producer prices. Furthermore, a stochastic production frontier is estimated to explore technical efficiency levels of specialty and conventional coffee farmers. Based on the results of the study, policy recommendations are derived that should help farmers to improve their competitiveness and their ability to cope with the crisis. These include the provision of extension and information, the support of coffee cooperatives, and the diversification of the rural economy.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Peter Lang Ag
ISBN-13
9783631564318
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95413599
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Natural Science
Author
MeiKe Wollni
Publication Name
Coping with the Coffee Crisis: An Analysis of the Production and Marketing Performance of Coffee Farmers in Costa Rica
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Economics, Business
Publication Year
2007
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
193 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
210mm
Item Width
140mm
Volume
57
Item Weight
270g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
MeiKe Wollni
Issn
0948-1338
Series Title
Development Economics & Policy
Country/Region of Manufacture
Switzerland
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